verb
misthomō
Strong’sG3409
I hire out, hire, engage
stem misth-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
μισθόω, -ῶ
(< μισθός), [in LXX (mid.) chiefly for שׂכר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3409 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmis-tho'-o
to let out for wages, i.e. (middle voice) to hire
Fromfrom G3408;
King Jameshire.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
let out for hire, farm out, in present and imperfect, offer to let, τινί τι Refs 5th c.BC+; μισθοῖ αὑτὸν Ὀλυνθίοις offers his services for pay to them, Refs, compare 149; ἑαυτὸν ἐπί τι for a purpose, Refs 5th c.BC+infinitive, μ. τὸν νηὸν τριηκοσίων ταλάντων ἐξεργάσασθαι farm out the building of it for Refs 5th c.BC+
II middle, future μισθώσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+aorist ἐμισθωσάμην: perfect μεμίσθωμαι (see. below):—have let to one, hire, with accusative person vel of things, πλοῖον, μισθωτούς, ἐπικουρικόν, Refs 5th c.BC+; τίνα τῶν πολιτῶν ἑταιρεῖν μεμίσθωμα; Refs 5th c.BC+; μ. τινὰ ταλάντου engage his services at a talent, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὀλίγου at a low price, Refs 4th c.BC+infinitive, μ. νηὸν ἐξοικοδομῆσαι contract for the building of the temple, Refs 5th c.BC+; μ. γράψαι ψάφισμα Maiuri Nuova Silloge Refs; μισθοῦσθαί τινα with infinitive, hire him to do a thing, Refs 5th c.BC+; μ. ὑπέρ τινος make a contract for a thing, Refs; ὁ μισθωσάμενος the contractor, Refs 4th c.BC+
III passive, aorist ἐμισθώθην: perfect μεμίσθωμαι (see. below):—to be hired for pay, Μαρδονίῳ μεμισθωμένος οὐκ ὀλίγου hired by him at no small price, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπί τινι for a thing, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐκ τοῦ μισθωθῆναι from the hire, Refs 4th c.BC+; of a house, to be let on contract, Refs; of a mercenary, μισθωθεὶς ὑπό τινος Refs
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| misthetaἐμισθώσατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | hired | 1× |
| mistheraμισθώσασθαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive | hire | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | misthomō | misthome | misthomē | misthomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | misthosō | misthose | misthosē | misthoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | misthotō | misthote | misthotē | misthotelē |
| we 1st person plural | misthonō | misthone | misthonē | misthonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | misthovō | misthove | misthovē | misthovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | mistholō | misthole | mistholē | mistholelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | misthemi | misthema |
| you 2nd person singular | misthesi | misthesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mistheti | mistheta1×ἐμισθώσατο |
| we 1st person plural | mistheni | misthena |
| ye 2nd person plural | misthevi | mistheva |
| they 3rd person plural | mistheli | misthela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | misthomeiō | misthomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | misthoseiō | misthoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | misthoteiō | misthoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | misthoneiō | misthoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | misthoveiō | misthoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | mistholeiō | mistholeiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | misthemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | mistheseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mistheteia |
| we 1st person plural | mistheneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | mistheveia |
| they 3rd person plural | mistheleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | misthosōr | misthosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | misthotōr | misthotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | misthovōr | misthovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | mistholōr | mistholēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | misthesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | misthetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | misthevar |
| they 3rd person plural | misthelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | misthomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | misthosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | misthotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | misthonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | misthovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | mistholoiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | misthemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | misthesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | misthetoia |
| we 1st person plural | misthenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | misthevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | mistheloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | misthorō | misthorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | mistheri | misthera1×μισθώσασθαι |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | misthorōntos | misthorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | mistherintos | mistherantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
misth is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
mistheta“hired”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 20:7legalō auto; Hoti oudenos nin mistheta. legatō autoi; Hupagavōr kai vis eis …‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered. So he told …
misthera“hire”happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive1×
Matthew 20:1… anthrōpo oikodespoto hotinos exerchata hama prōi misthera ergatoin eis ton ampelōnon autou.… out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.